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I Just got back from a weekend in Long Lake NY. While there i attended 3 Geocaching events. The 2010 Mid-Winter Meet and Greet Friday evening, Mid-winter Geocaching Get-Together 2010 on Saturday, and the 2010 Mid-Winter Flash Mob Event on Sunday. Along with attending these events i hiked along several trails new to me and cached with many different people. It made for a very adventure filled weekend. With Geocaching there is an adventure always near you with new caches being published daily around the world!!! If you already own a handheld gps and like the outdoors throw on some Snow Shoes and give it a try you won’t be sorry!!! For more information visit Geocaching.com
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Need some quick and easy gift ideas that they will love all year long? How about GPS Hiking, fitness and training watches? Choose something simple for the beginners in your family, or go for a package with heart rate monitor and bicycle cadence monitor for the adventurer/fitness enthusiast in the family. There is something for everyone, whether they just want to wander and not get lost, trying to lose a few extra pounds, or even if they are really trying to get in shape for the upcoming marathon next spring. What a versatile gift, one that they will enjoy over and over again. Consider several choices of GPS watches such as the Garmin Edge, Garmin Forerunner or the Garmin Foretrex for starters. Simplicity in shopping and gift giving, now that’s the way to go!
Whether you are preparing for that Century race, or even if you are just trying to motivate yourself to go a little bit farther or a little bit faster every day, you will really like the addition of a speed cadence sensor with your GPS device. For ultimate fitness progress you can monitor your pedaling cadence as you ride with a self-calibrating, wireless speed/cadence sensor. It will help you track your speed, distance and pace so that you can monitor your workout performance. It measures and reports your pedaling strokes per minute, providing feedback for optimal efficiency. The Garmin speed/cadence sensor (GSC 10) is compatible with the Edge 305 and Forerunner 305. The best part is that you can use the speed cadence sensor even on your stationary bike so that you can continue to work out even on the bad weather days we seem to be getting more of this time of year.
Feeling like you are in a fitness slump? If you are interested in knowing whether you are training too hard or not hard enough the Edge 305, Garmin’s GPS-enabled personal trainer and cycle computer with heart rate is a great idea. The Edge high-sensitivity GPS receiver is extremely reliable and is the perfect companion on any bike. It is able to be attached to either the stem or handlebars with the handy bike mount for easy viewing. The Edge 305 comes packaged with a heart rate monitor and wireless speed/pedaling cadence sensor to provide valuable feedback. From competitive road racing to mountain biking, the cyclist-friendly Edge will help as you aspire to your personal best. With the easy-to-use Edge 305 which shows altitude and a map view on your bike, you’ll always know where you’re going and how far you’ve gone.
The Edge 305 has the ability to measure pedaling cadence, heart rate, speed, distance, time, calories burned, altitude, climb and descent, plus much more. The heart rate monitor is a soft, comfortable chest strap that uses wireless technology to reliably measure and send heart rate data to the Edge. The cadence feature includes a self-calibrating, wireless speed/cadence sensor so you can monitor your pedaling as you ride. This data is then automatically sent wirelessly to the waterproof Edge GPS unit and stored for analysis when you have finished your workout.
Want to run a marathon? How about just improve your jogging, or for those of us who prefer walking, just working in intervals of brisk walking with brief bursts of speed within our daily walk to build muscle and endurance or just to burn off last night’s pizza or get ready for today’s birthday cake? Whatever your goal, you can use your Garmin Forerunner as your pacing partner.
Your Garmin Forerunner will continually push you to do your personal best. The Forerunner 205 includes a high sensitivity GPS receiver and new courses feature for optimal performance. Or using the Forerunner 301 as a training partner will continuously monitor your heart rate, speed, distance, pace and calories burned so you can train smarter and more efficiently. GPS watches or wrist mount GPS units are also handy to help you find your way around unfamiliar areas while you break the monotony of the same old walk or run every day and get out there and explore new vistas.
Aren’t we all trying to get more fit and maybe lose some weight these days? There is so much to think about, this can get really overwhelming. Really, the simplest concept is just to burn more calories than we consume to lose weight. How about if we just try to burn at least one more calorie today than we did yesterday? That is a pretty easy place to start. There are so many different things to consider to help figure that out, I will try to do a series on just that.
My sister-in-law loves her heart rate monitor which monitors things like your heart rate, speed, distance, pace and calories burned so you can train smarter and more efficiently. And it helps you to see whether you are training too hard or not enough. She says it really helps to motivate her and lets her see her progress so she doesn’t get discouraged. That sure makes sense to me. It helps to give that little push to help you get back into shape or lose those couple extra pounds, or just to burn off that turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie you just ate.
I love walking when I am on vacation, exploring new places and seeing new sites. I also love that I am incorporating a workout into my day without having to work out, but there is the fear of getting turned around in a new place and getting lost. My husband teased me for being such a sissy, but I was looking for a hand held GPS device to take with me on vacation. Well, I discovered the Garmin Forerunner. I found that I can just strap on my Garmin Forerunner like a watch before I hit the road or the trail and have better than hand held GPS, I can have hands free GPS, and I can’t get lost as I check out new places so I don’t have to worry.
Well, we hit the trail last time we went on vacation, and guess who almost got turned around on the trail, but I was able to get us back to our car in one piece. I was also pleased with the fact that when I got back to my cabin I was able to check and see how many calories I burned while I was out enjoying myself. That was a real bonus. Wow, am I glad I found this. It is just like a watch, inexpensive and lots of fun! My husband isn’t laughing at me now.